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Readfield Messenger
Readfield Roads Posted to Limit Heavy Loads
All roads in the Town of Readfield have been posted with spring weight limits. Travel on posted roads by overweight vehicles is only permitted when the road is solidly frozen, or by special permit from the Road Com-missioner. The Road Commissioner may be contacted in the office at 685-4939 or by cell phone at 242-5437. Thank you for respecting the posted weight limits and maintaining the integrity of our road network.
Bonding & Funding details 2
Select Board Corner 3
Tax Club Info 4
Trails Committee 10
Library 11
Historical Society 18
Calendar 19
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
June 2019
Voting Information for Town Meeting:
TOWN MEETING SECRET BALLOT VOTING DAY IS
JUNE 11, 2019
LOCATION IS 2ND FLOOR OF TOWN OFFICE
POLLS ARE OPEN 8 AM—8 PM
YOU MAY REGISTER TO VOTE AT THE POLLS;
PROOF OF RESIDENCY REQUIRED
ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE UNTIL THURSDAY,
6/6, 7:30 AM—3:30 PM (TOWN OFFICE IS OPEN FOR
ABSENTEE BALLOTS & VOTER REGISTRATIONS
ONLY ON 6/6)
Town Office Hours
(207) 685-4939 Monday & Tuesday 8:30am—4:30pmWednesday 12-6:00pm Friday 7:30am—3:30pm
Code Officer Hours
(207) 685-3290 Tuesday 8:30am—1:30pmWednesday 12-6:00pm
Thursday (by appointment only) 8:30am—1:30pm
Assessor Hours
(207) 685-4939 First and Third Fridays of each month(appointments recommended)
Select Board Corner
Staff Contact Information:
Town Manager, Eric Dyer: manager@readfieldmaine.org
Finance Officer, Teresa Shaw: finance@readfieldmaine.org
Town Clerk, Deborah Nichols: clerk@readfieldmaine.org
Code Officer, Gary Quintal: ceo@readfieldmaine.org
Front Desk Clerk, Kristin Parks: info@readfieldmaine.org
Animal Control/Maintenance, Anna Carll: maintenance1@readfieldmaine.org Sexton, Ben Rodriguez:
All property taxes are due by June 30, 2019. Because this is a Sunday, the last
day to pay at town hall is Friday, June 28th. You may also mail in your
pay-ment as long as it is postmarked by 6/30/19.
If you are in tax club, the last payment is due no later than June 30th.
If you would like to sign up for tax club for the upcoming year, all taxes must be
paid in full.
Tax club is a twelve-payment plan from July to June. A coupon booklet will be
provided.
Interest is not charged unless more than 60 days have lapsed between
pay-ments.
Advance payments are accepted.
FMI, contact the office staff at 685-4939.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
IS ON JUNE 29TH!
Join us as we recognize the
hard work of our volunteers
and the contribution they make to our community!
More information will be posted to the Town
web-site as we finalize plans to honor our Spirit of
America Award Recipients.
STAY INFORMED AND UP-TO-DATE WITH TOWN HAPPENINGS!
Beach events will be happening this summer
Beach events will be happening this summer
Beach events will be happening this summer
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AGE FRIENDLY READFIELD continued
We are currently working on some new
initiatives. Stay tuned!
Readfield Cemeteries ready for Spring clean-up
The Readfield Sexton has started spring clean-up and is asking for your help. If you have a loved one at one of the cemeteries and have left items through the winter on their lot please go by and pick-up any items you would like to keep. The Sexton may throw out any items that are faded, worn or not seasonally appropriate. If you have any questions or would like to make special ac-commodations related to the removal of personal items please contact the Sexton at (207) 685-1812 or (207) 557-2790 or sexton@readfieldmaine.org.
Readfield Community Library
Readfield Solid Waste and
Recycling Committee
REVENUE & EXPENSE SUMMARIES
Worship with us every
Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Nursery provided.
Everyone is Welcome
to join us.
Come as you are.
Mount Vernon Food Bank
Mount Vernon Food Bank
People in Readfield who find they are in need at any time during the year do not have to go hungry. The Mt. Vernon Food Bank, located at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, serves the people of Readfield in addition to Vienna, Fayette and Mt. Vernon. It is open every Saturday morning from 9:30am to 11:30am and is supported by the schools, churches and individuals from the area.
Those who are not in need of the food service can become supporters of the Food Bank with tax-deductible checks made payable to the Mt. Vernon Food Bank.
If you are in need of help during off hours, please call: Betty White at 480-1525 or Helen Wilkey at 293-2351.
Rec sports update:
Baseball, softball and T-ball seasons are in full swing! Stop over to Keene Memorial field
on Church Rd or Readfield Elementary on South Rd during the week and on Saturdays
when you see a game going!! Cheer on our local teams. We have fielded teams at all
lev-els with other towns combining at some levlev-els to get the numbers and allow everyone to
play! We appreciate DR Designs in Manchester making us look good with our uniforms
as well!
Fall Soccer sign ups will go home at the end of the school year in your child's
back-pack. We will announce here and on the Readfield Recreation Facebook page when
those sign ups need to be handed in. Other Summer Activities with Rec are in the
plan-ning stages!! Stay tuned and definitely find us on Facebook if you want to always know
what is going on!!
https://www.facebook.com/Readfield-Recreation-Association-185144541587435/
Readfield Recreation Association
Maranacook Senior Café
Upcoming events:
• Jun 6: Feldenkreis (Gentle chair exer-cises) class
• Jun 13: Making wall hangings out of family heirlooms
The Senior Cafe get-togethers are for seniors, retirees or anyone 50 and over. Coffee, tea and muffins are pro-vided. The center has special presenta-tions, discussions, learning activities, socializing, games and crafts. For questions related to the Senior Café, please contact Steve Vose, Adult and Community Education Director, RSU # 38 Maranacook Adult & Community Ed-ucation, Phone (207) 685-4923 ext. 1009.
THE UNION MEETING HOUSE
On the National Register of Historic Places since 1982
Date Artist About
6/4 Greg Bordman Fiddler and other strings
6/18 Caroline Cotter Sweet, serene, sophisticated
6/22
* Bernd Heinrich
World renowned naturalist 7/2 Troy Youngblood Not to be missed
blues and folk roots music 7/16 The Gawlers Fiddlers and folk
singers 7/30 Open Mic Local Musicians 8/13 Capital City
Im-prov
Our own Dennis Price in a musical revue
8/23 Members’ Night Join us
MEET ME AT THE MEETING HOUSE
Every other Tuesday (and then some) all summer long from 6-8 pm
22 Church Road Readfield, ME
Don’t forget the Strawberry Festival on 7/6 and Heritage Days on 8/10 with historical characters in costume in the Meeting House
and featuring Dave Mallett in the evening. *This is a Saturday event.
READFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PHOTO CAPTION: Four men who served as Governors of Maine called Readfield their home. Dr. John Hub-bard (1850-1853); Jonathan Huntoon (1832-1834); and brothers Anson P. Morrill (1855-1856) and Lot M. Morrill (1858-1861). Hubbard is the only one who was born in Readfield and Huntoon is the only one buried here, in Readfield Corner Cemetery.
June 2019
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1 Firefighter’s Breakfast 7-9 AM 2 2 PM Heritage Days Committee 3 4 5 6:30 Library Board 6
Last day to Ab-sentee vote / Clerks office open 7:30 AM— 3:30 PM 7 Assessor in 8 9 10 6:30 Select Brd. 6-7:30 PM School Community Mtg @ MCS Cafeteria 11 Town Meeting Vote @ Gile Hall 8 AM—8 PM 6:30 PM Conser-vation Comm 12 9 AM Age Friendly 6:30 Planning Board 13 6 PM Road Committee 14 15 16 17 6 PM Heritage Days Committee 18 19 1 PM Cemetery Comm 20 6 PM Union Meeting House 21 Assessor in 22 23 24 6:30 Select Brd. 25 Messenger Articles due 6:30 Trails 26 6:30 Planning Board 27 28 Taxes due if paying in office 29 Volunteer Appreciation 30 Taxes due Postmark date
8 Old Kents Hill Road Readfield ME 04355 Town of Readfield Phone: 207-685-4939 Fax: 207-685-3420 www.readfieldmaine.org
